61.   Johnson has earned his stripes as a major league bench coach, a former scout and a winter league manager.

62.   Leyland used bench coach Rich Donnelly as his spring training coordinator, and Donnelly might join him in Boston.

63.   La Russa related that to Red Sox bench coach Mike Stanley recently when the Cardinals paid a visit to City of Palms Park.

64.   Macha is leaving the PawSox to join Howe as bench coach.

65.   Matt Galante will replace Virdon as bench coach.

66.   New general manager J.P. Ricciardi has his eyes set on Athletics bench coach Ken Macha but may have to wait until next year to get him.

67.   New York Yankees bench coach Don Zimmer is one of the more interesting figures in baseball.

68.   Oakland denied the Red Sox permission to interview bench coach Ken Macha.

69.   Oakland bench coach Ken Macha is the likely candidate to take the job next year as Ricciardi attempts to remake that franchise into a Canadian version of the Athletics.

70.   Parker, who is being temporarily replaced by bench coach Joe Maddon, will rejoin the club on Friday in Toronto.